My understanding is its a federal regulation not a state thing. And the way i understand the law is that a shop building a glider can only build a certain amount each year and i believe they have to go thru a legal process to even be able to build them . i could be completely wrong but that is what it looks like in the writing. The manufacturers build the glider kits and truck companies buy them and they ship them with a special vin number to the shops that do the engine work. Just dropping an old engine in a new truck does not make it a glider or legal for that matter if i am reading the writing correctly
Would you drive for a small company that advertises their non-eld glider kit trucks?
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Or why he'd even bother. What would be the reasoning?
But I"m talking about ordering and building. The truck would be new with a pre emissions (old) motor.
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The likelihood of a one man show getting caught repowering a truck is low, and I don’t blame them for doing it. But it is illegal to go backwards with emissions if your truck is 04 or newer.Brandonpdx, D.Tibbitt and MagicMan22 Thank this. -
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Thank you. And that is what I was referring to when I originally posted about it. Didn’t mean to start a CARB or emissions war here. Lol. Or ruffle feathers that I was in a glider and you’re not kinda thing. Was just stating facts as it pertains to my individual situation.
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And if I were the OP I’d stop and visit with these guys. Gliders don’t mean running illegal. Maybe they have a good shop and their own mechanics that can work on the older engines. Shoot I did something blasphemous, I drove an exempt glider that had an ELD in it.
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I would definitely check them out. I would much rather work for real people, not a bunch of computer jockeys, climbing the ladder, building their resume. Fresh out of College. Know what I mean, Dude?, Cool! , That’s great!!!
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